src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/python/PythonSemantics.java

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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.python;

import com.google.devtools.build.lib.analysis.Runfiles;

/**
 * Pluggable semantics for Python rules.
 *
 * <p>A new instance of this class is created for each configured target, therefore, it is allowed
 * to keep state.
 */
public interface PythonSemantics {
  /**
   * Called when building executables or packages to fill in missing empty __init__.py files if the
   * --incompatible_default_to_explicit_init_py has not yet been enabled. This usually returns a
   * public static final reference, code is free to use that directly on specific implementations
   * instead of making this call.
   */
  Runfiles.EmptyFilesSupplier getEmptyRunfilesSupplier();
}